Big goals don’t collapse because of external chaos - they collapse from internal noise.

The mistake many leaders make isn’t dreaming too small - it’s under-engineering the systems required to protect big dreams from distraction, doubt, and misalignment.

For CEOs, founders, and visionary builders, setting goals without designing protection mechanisms around them is like building skyscrapers on sand.

In this Forbes feature, I offered insights on how systematizing reflection and re-anchoring becomes non-negotiable when scaling serious goals.

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"You’re planning a year out. What growth stage is your business in? What markets are you trying to target, and where are you trying to spend your time and money? All of these should be financial discussions that are turned into strategic and operational goals. This all depends on your current state and where you get your financing from. How well have you done in the past? First, do an assessment."

~ Kinga Vajda, Agile Group Leader, Q3 & Q4 Best New Group – Forbes Coaches Council

Ask often - Am I aligning my actions to my highest leverage point for the year?

Big goals survive not because they’re brilliant - but because leaders design environments where traction is harder to lose than to gain.

Where are your big goals still dependent on willpower β€” instead of being safeguarded by system design?


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πŸ›‘οΈ This quote was originally published by Forbes as part of a Forbes Coaches Council Expert Panel. Reprinted here with permission in accordance with member guidelines.